Source: Jen Lowery / SplashNews / Splash News Naomi Campbell, Kiki Layne, Yara Shahidi Among Stunners At LACMA Art + Film Gala Naomi Campbell came through and SLAYED the 2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala Saturday night in Los Angeles at the museum. The event was sponsored by Gucci, so you know EVERYBODY up in there was dressed to the nines. We were excited to see a gang of our favorites from Black Hollywood on the scene. Source: Jen Lowery / SplashNews / Splash News Yara Shahidi looked stunning in a yellow sequinned gown. Source: Jen Lowery / SplashNews / Splash News And Kiki Layne’s styling team Wayman & Micah outdid themselves in this kimono style gown… You HAVE to see the detail of her hair though. Source: Jen Lowery / SplashNews / Splash News Source: Jen Lowery / SplashNews / Splash News We couldn’t leave out our girl Regina King. She gets extra points for the purple braids. Which of these looks were you feeling most? Hit the flip for some more of our favorites.
Source: Kevin Winter/NBCUniversal Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Trevor Noah Blast Kanye West For His Hypocrisy No matter what you’ve read or watched these past few weeks, the constant has been Kanye West being loud and wrong about politics–even going as far as sporting the MAGA hat 2.0 he created to call Trump his “father figure” . Just when you thought he was seeing the light and was going to keep quiet while doing his weekly Sunday Service , he announced a new album. And of course, with that new album, comes more of Ye talking out of his azz. For example, his new interview with Beats 1 host Zane Lowe, in which Lowe had to demand he stop referring to his fans as “Liberals” at every turn. Then, Kanye spilled the details of not letting his staff have premarital sex while working on his album . Throughout this and other interviews, Kanye details his newfound relationship with God, which according to him, got him a $68 million dollar tax return , along with explaining how he looks at things differently now–Especially throughout Hip-Hop culture and social media. Basically, he’s going around trashing everything we loved about him before along with all of Hip-Hop culture and the people who created it. These facts rubbed damn near everyone the wrong way, but one person who has the platform for it decided to use it to air out Kanye and his hypocrisy throughout the MAGA inspired propaganda he’s been spewing. Trevor Noah decided to take some time on The Daily Show to air out his problems with the things Kanye West has had to say as of late. Of course after the Beats1 interview, Big Boy Interview, Car Pool Karaoke, and even past Sunday Service rants he had plenty to work with to make his point. “I was watching that, and I was like, are you sh–ting me? Like, of all people. I’m not saying everything he’s saying is wrong, but you are gonna say it? You, as Kanye West, are gonna talk s–t about other rappers talking about buying ‘foreign?’” “You’re saying that 70, 80, 90% of Black people who are voting Democrat, their brainwashed? So you’re saying you’re the only person who’s enlightened, and all these Black people are stupidly following this Democratic-victim?” “The fact that these people are brainwashed, or the fact that, in America, you have to vote for the system that gives you the best chance? You only have two choices, and that does make it weird, but you only have two choices, and if you are a Black person you go, well, I’m going to vote for the choice that gives me the best chance of success.” These quotes are just the tip of the iceberg, as Trevor had a full 5-minute rant for Mr. West. Check it out in its entirety down below.
Source: Alberto Reyes/WENN.com / WENN New York City Is Fighting Back Against The New Subway Procedures Say what you want about New York , but the people there will always fight for what they believe in. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered in Downtown Brooklyn on Friday night to protest against the aggressive policing of the subway system. Approximately 1,000 demonstrators marched across the main avenues to protest, according to reports from PIX11 . One chant included protestors yelling, “hands off black kids, NYPD,” responding to the recent incidents of police brutality. Protesters jump turnstiles and occupy Hoyt-Shermerhorn subway station in protest of #NYPD and #MTA after 19 yr old Adrian Napier was held at gun point through the subway cart windows as commuters screamed and ran for cover. by police on Franklin Ave station. #BLM pic.twitter.com/ACUc27PsW7 — @SCOOTERCASTER (@ScooterCasterNY) November 2, 2019 “We see people in poverty increasing every single day, struggling to make ends meet. People working two, three jobs, barely keeping a roof over their head,” one protester told NY1 . “And what’s the city’s response? Hire more cops. Beat people up who can’t afford to pay the fare.” During these protests, no arrests were made, although there were some reported acts of vandalism. These demonstrations occurred just days after videos showing NYPD officers using excessive force on train stations went viral. One of the videos showed NYPD pointing their guns at a young man who was sitting in a packed subway car. Other passengers flee as the teenager puts his hands up in the air and asks someone to call his mom. A few moments later, a group of officers stormed the car, throwing the teen on the ground and placing him in cuffs–all because he allegedly skipped the MTA’s $2.75 fare . Hundreds of ppl are marching through the streets in Brooklyn right now against the NYPD’s treatment of black kids on the subway pic.twitter.com/CendPEwaWO — Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) November 1, 2019 The MTA has been getting even more backlash this week for similar moves against fare evasion, like installing cameras in front of every single turnstile at certain subway stops. are you…fucking….kidding me?? they’re installing cameras in front of every single turnstyle at the fulton stop in manhattan right now pic.twitter.com/6QbirJSVSg — Rosemary Donahue (@rosadona) November 1, 2019
Source: Marty Rhodes / Marty Rhodes Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Is Officially Getting A Sequel We’ve finally gotten confirmation that our beloved Miles Morales will return to the big screen in 2022. This week, Sony Pictures blessed us with the announcement of a release date for the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel. The 2018 animated film set multiple box office records, grossing $375.5 million worldwide and winning Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. April 8, 2022 #SpiderVerse pic.twitter.com/FC5nVIuciB — Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (@SpiderVerse) November 1, 2019 With both critical acclaim and an outpouring of fan support, some people have made arguments that this film was the best installment of Spider-Man….ever. So, it’s only right they follow up the greatness with another film, though that stunning animation has to take a while to work on, hence the 2022 release date. Sony hasn’t divulged any other details about what the Spider-Verse sequel will entail, but luckily for fans of the first, producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are expected to return this time around. The Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse sequel is set to hit theaters April 8, 2022. Until then, keep your ears peeled for all the conspiracy theories and speculation that’s sure to travel throughout the internet over the next few years.
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Source: Paul R. Giunta / Getty Tamron Hall Denies Selling Cocaine After Producers Scrub Her Confession From The Show According to Daily Mail , ABC producers had to axe a portion of Tamron Hall ‘s talk show after she confessed to viewers she used to ‘facilitate’ selling cocaine when she was a teenager. Audience members were blown away during Tuesday’s taping when she reportedly admitted to ‘facilitating’ the sale of the drug with her college boyfriend. Production then had to scramble to cut it from the pre-recorded program. Hall released a statement: “I never dealt drugs” and said that a segment of her show was edited out due to “legal reasons. During an interview with Prison Rights Advocate Topeka Sam, I shared a story about a bad situation I got myself into when I was 19. I never dealt drugs,” said Hall. I am now nearly 50 years old and was reflecting on a bad judgement call that could have turned worse,” the talk show host explained. “I say but for the grace of God, there go I. “It was part of an open and honest conversation about women, incarceration and mistakes made,” she continued. “For legal reasons a portion of that segment was edited from the show. I hope my show can be a forum for sharing stories without shame or judgement — including a conversation we’re having Friday on opioid addiction.” Hall’s new ABC talk show, Tamron Hall , premiered last month, marking the first time that she returned to daytime television after leaving Today two years ago.
Source: Albert L. Ortega / Getty Rosario Dawson’s Ex-Employee Sues Her Family For Transphobic Attack A transgender man who used to work for Rosario Dawson has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was abused and attacked violently by her mother a fit of transphobic rage. According to TMZ , Dedrek Finley, formerly known as Deidre, says he moved from NYC to LA in 2017 at the request of Rosario’s mother Isabel. Dedrek had been a family friend for years but had not told the Dawsons that he was trans until he arrived in California. Dedrek says that Rosario’s family, namely Isabel, her husband Gregory, and brother Gustavo, weren’t really feeling the trans lifestyle and allegedly made jokes about him and used the incorrect pronouns. He claims that he repeatedly told Rosario but she didn’t do much to put an end to the abuse. He claims Rosario also engaged in transphobic abuse because when Dedrek complained, Rosario allegedly said, “You’re a grown woman.” He claims he corrected her, but she replied, “Whatever.” Dedrek was living rent-free in a guest house on Rosario’s property and was charged with doing renovations. After the relationship with the family went left, he was told he had to move out. Dedrek alleges that Isabel knocked on his door on April 28, 2018 to talk but when he refused she threaten to kill his cat. Isabel also allegedly ripped a screen off a window, pulled him out through it, and began to beat him screaming, “You’re not so much of a man now.” He says Rosario then yelled, “Mom, stop being petty.” He says he thought she was coming to his defense, but instead he claims Rosario helped pin him so her mother could continue the beatdown. Dedrek also claims that one of the women took his cell phone possibly to delete a video that he had of Isabel threatening him and to stop him from calling the cops. At some point the police were contacted and a restraining order was placed against Isabel. His lawsuit checks assault, battery, trespass, discrimination, civil rights and labor violations as grievances for which he is seeking damages. No word from Rosario’s people about these incidents. Cory Booker’s people have got to be SHOOK.
Source: Xilla Valentine / GlobalGrind Marvel & Taika Waititi Conflicted Over Thor Body Type For Thor 4 Marvel is almost done counting through their piles of cash secured from their box office monster, Avengers: Endgame . The Ironman arc-ending movie has blown well past what every previous film made EVER in terms of revenue and continues to grow slowly every single day. Now that Endgame’s moment is coming to an end it’s time to move on and keep the MCU storyline pushing. To the surprise of many, it was announced that Chris Hemsworth would return to his role as Thor for an unprecedented fourth feature film. While many are excited and anticipating the 2021 release of Thor: Love & Thunder , the team at Marvel Studios is stuck making the biggest decision post Endgame: Do you keep Thor in the fat aesthetic he debuted in Endgame or return Chris Hemsworth to his lady-pleasing ripped body, which happens to be his natural state. Recently the director of the upcoming film Taika Waititi sat down with Yahoo to discuss the big question on everyone’s mind. While he’s working on the finishing touches for the script, he and Marvel still have no idea which direction to take Thor’s body. “This is an ongoing debate that we’re still having at Marvel,” Waititi told us during an interview promoting his new festival-winning comedic WWII drama Jojo Rabbit. “‘Cause we’re trying to figure out how long — how many months or years — this is after Endgame, at what point does this take place? I think we always want to keep changing it up with Thor. He’s so interesting when he’s changing all the time.” The entire purpose of Thor gaining weight was to convey the emotion he went through from losing everyone around him to Thanos. For now, it seems likely that Thor will return to the screen ripped with the six-pack he’s known for because if not, there will be tons of ladies hatefully @-ing Marvel and Taika on Twitter. View this post on Instagram You can finally complete your MCU collection when you take home #AvengersEndgame on Digital today. #WeLoveYou3000 A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Jul 30, 2019 at 7:30am PDT
